Blockchain Summer School

SUMMER 2022 VU Amsterdam University

Come **to Amsterdam, stay to learn about blockchain legal opportunities and challenges, and leave with new friends + a diploma from the #1 best EU Law School [Shanghai ranking 2021]**

About the summer school

This summer school, a world first, addresses the legal opportunities and challenges created by blockchain technologies (e.g., competition law, intellectual property, privacy law, financial regulation, etc).

It is designed for legal experts, including, lawyers, practitioners, master and Ph.D. students (enrolled in a law degree), governmental officials, academics, policy officers, judges and anyone interested in understanding how blockchain will challenge our societies as well as our legal systems. Prior technical knowledge of blockchain is not required.

Dr. Thibault Schrepel (creator and coordinator of the summer school)

Contact Info

Dr. Thibault Schrepel

t.schrepel [at] vu.nl

Summer 2022 (second edition)

VU Amsterdam University

Netherlands

"The Blockchain Summer School led by Thibault Schrepel was the best course I have ever attended. It opened my eyes to the potential of the blockchain and crypto world in a fantastic way. So much that I now work full time within this field and I love it. Fantastic lecturers and fantastic participants from all over the world."

- Kristina Lillieneke 🇸🇪 (participant 1st edition)

"It was a great experience! I had learned a lot during this one week and spent a great time with my friend. I really hope this summer school can be held continually every summer so that more and more students can have an opportunity to get the latest information on blockchain and the law."

- Chaowei Xu 🇨🇳 (participant 1st edition)

"100% of the first edition participants described the summer school as being 'awesome' or 'very good'."

- That’s a fact

"This was one mind-blowing summer school. Keep it going because it is absolutely amazing."

- Participant 1st edition 🇮🇹

"The summer school has been fantastic, I am really grateful to have had the chance to participate. Moreover, I met a lot of great people from around the world."

- Participant 1st edition 🇳🇱

"The Blockchain Summer School opened my eyes to the real-life applications and legal issues created by blockchain. It showed me they are tremendous but reachable. The atmosphere was great, the location was great, and I am still in touch with a couple of people I met. A week engraved in my memory!"

- Axel Beelen 🇧🇪 (participant 1st edition)

"It was an amazing summer school. I really enjoyed having different teachers; it enabled me to have an introduction to blockchain and IP Law."

- Hanine Al Madhoun 🇨🇭 (participant 1st edition)

"The summer school is awesome. It opened my mind to blockchain and I loved that, during the sessions, I always felt welcome to speak up and share my thoughts with the class."

- Azlin Ramli 🇲🇾 (participant 1st edition)

"The blockchain summer school is a very special summer school. It combines law and blockchain, a combination that really appealed to me. Besides the fact that I have learned a lot, I have met many people from all over the world. As a result, I got to experience different perspectives. I also started my own blockchain blog as a result of the summer school."

- Johan Loo 🇳🇱

"I wrote a book in 2020, and let me tell you, a lot of what I learned during this summer school inspired and enlightened me!"

- Sebastian Heredia Querro 🇦🇷

"The organization of the course was impeccable, nothing was left to chance. Everything I have learned from the outstanding lecturers proved to be useful, both for my academic and professional growth. The blockchain summer school is an unmissable opportunity to meet other students who share an interest in blockchain and to share thoughts with incredible people at the forefront of technological (and legal) developments."

- Barbara Piro 🇮🇹

Speakers and schedule to be announced

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